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Controversial standard essential patent reforms backed by European Parliament committee
Legal Affairs Committee JURI adopts proposals, with 13 of 23 votes
European Court of Justice upholds validity of Lego brick’s registered design
Decision in favour of Danish toy maker welcomed as “great news” for designers of functional products
Women & Diversity in Law Awards – the candidates in the running for Woman of the Year
Ahead of the Women & Diversity in Law Awards in March, we profile the shortlisted contenders for the prestigious Woman of the Year Award
Paul Hastings, Sidley Austin and Ropes & Gray latest to hike London NQ pay
US firms raise salaries to £173k, £166.5k and £165k respectively as pay wars continue
Q&A: top 10 trends in cosmetics, beauty and fragrance
Bird & Bird’s Nicola Conway says sectors will show more resilience, with the global beauty industry achieving significant growth
Sir Bob Neill MP among five new honorary KCs
Justice committee chair and British Red Cross legal adviser among those honoured
Global organisations brace for growth in ESG-related litigation, study finds
A majority of organisations also expect overall disputes to stay the same or increase this year, according to Baker McKenzie survey
Court of Appeal green lights group claim against Marks & Clerk over commission payments
Case alleging secret client referral fees can proceed in first appellate ruling on representative actions since Lloyd v Google
Van Bael & Bellis unveils new managing partner
Competition lawyer Andreas Reindl to take helm of leading Belgian firm 1 February
What are the key features of a case or matter management system for an in-house legal team?
Melanie Farquharson of 3Kites Consulting explains the benefits of adopting a case management system for in-house teams and how they can get the most value out of them
Brown Rudnick adds UK white collar chief from Jenner & Block
Former SFO prosecutor Paul Feldberg latest in string of senior lateral hires for Brown Rudnick’s London office
Pérez-Llorca beefs up leadership structure by appointing two executive partners
Duo will support long-serving senior partner Pedro Pérez-Llorca at Spanish heavyweight which has been growing rapidly
One solicitor appointed King’s Counsel out of 95-strong tally
Withers arbitration co-head celebrates as overall success rate for applications continues to decline
Gowling WLG boosts corporate offering with London partner hire from Pinsent Masons
Corporate insurance and de-risking specialist Madhu Jain joins after five years at Pinsents
Law Society’s ‘enormously influential’ international champion Stephen Denyer has died, aged 68
Tributes paid to former Allen & Overy partner who spearheaded society’s international relations